To get a feel for the melting pot that is Johannesburg and the ever-vibrant Soweto, journalists from China, Africa and South Africa took a tour of the city and its huge neighbour ahead of the FOCAC summit. It will culminate in a meeting between the South African and Chinese heads of state.

Africities 7 Summit takes place in Johannesburg this week. More than 5 000 local
government authorities are exploring options for the future of cities on the continent, which has
an expanding urban population. It is in line with the National Development Plan and the AU's
Agenda 2063.

There was plenty of opportunity on the continent, and particularly in South Africa, according to foreign journalists covering the African Union 25th summit. But countries could not ignore the challenges facing them.

A summit for all stakeholders - government, business and civil society - will be held to find
solutions to the electricity constraints in South Africa, according to the deputy president. He said
progress had been made in the president's five-point plan to assist Eskom.

The empowerment of women and an end to child marriage is the overriding theme of
the African Union summit, where South Africa is also placing emphasis on championing
infrastructure development on the continent. Both are key targets in Africa's Agenda
2063.

Three young South Africans share their experiences of this year's One Young World Annual Summit, held in Dublin, Ireland from 15 to 18 October, where valuable young talent from across the globe debated and shared solutions for the pressing issues facing the world.

If you want to be serious about Africa, do your homework, Alec Erwin, South Africa's
former trade and industry minister, reportedly told a gathering of more than 100 top
chief executives, economists and political leaders from South Africa and Italy, gathered
in Cape Town to discuss investment opportunities.